by REM Editorial Team | Jan 16, 2026 | News
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) says housing starts in 2025 rose 5.6 per cent compared with 2024, largely on the back of new rental housing. The federal housing agency says starts totalled 259,028 last year, up from 245,367 a year earlier. Canada’s six...
by Courtney Zwicker | Jan 8, 2026 | News
Homeownership in Canada has become modestly more affordable, but the pace of improvement is slowing, and conditions remain tough for many buyers, according to RBC assistant chief economist Robert Hogue. RBC’s national aggregate affordability measure, or the share of...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 6, 2026 | Boards & Associations, News
Home sales across Metro Vancouver fell sharply in 2025, posting the lowest annual total in more than two decades, according to new data from Greater Vancouver Realtors (GVR). Recorded residential sales totalled 23,800 last year, down 10.4 per cent from 26,561 sales in...
by REM Editorial Team | Jan 6, 2026 | Boards & Associations, News
Calgary’s 2025 housing market was defined by record-high starts and new supply, putting pressure on prices and finally shifting more leverage to buyers after years of strong price growth. Calgary Real Estate Board (CREB) reports the city ended the year with the...
by Daniel Foch | Jan 2, 2026 | Columnists, News
Don’t miss out—join us online for REM’s monthly market breakdown on Jan. 27 at 2 PM ET. Columnist Daniel Foch will analyze CREA’s latest stats, regional variations and what shifting sentiment means for Realtors—register here. In the final quarter of...
